Military Channel

Military Channel
Launched	September 13, 1999
Owned by	Discovery Communications
Headquarters	Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
Formerly called	Discovery Wings (1999-2007)
Sister channel(s)	Discovery Channel TLC Discovery Kids Animal Planet Science Investigation Discovery Planet Green Discovery Fit & Health Velocity Discovery en Español Discovery Familia
Website	Official Website
Availability
Satellite
DirecTV	Channel 287 Channel 1287 (VOD)
Dish Network	Channel 195
C-Band	AMC 11-Channel 611 (4DTV Digital)
Cable
Vidéotron (Canada)	Channel 158
Available on most cable systems	Check Local Listings for channels
Verizon FiOS	Channel 125
IPTV
Sky Angel	Channel 337
Bell Fibe TV (Canada)	Channel 631

This article is about the Discovery network. For the similarly named competitor network owned by A&E Networks, see Military History (TV channel).

The Military Channel is a cable and satellite television network which broadcasts television programming related to the military, warfare and military history. It is part of the group of networks owned by Discovery Communications within the United States and Canada. The channel was launched on September 13, 1999 as Discovery Wings, which focused on aircraft and aerospace, and was rebranded as the Military Channel on January 10, 2005.^[1] Because of its original focus, many of the Military Channel's shows are dedicated to aerial warfare and related technologies and issues.

The slogan of the channel is: "Go behind the lines."

Many of the channel's shows are war documentaries, the contents of which deal in large part with modern warfare, and in particular the U.S. military from World War II on. Whereas The History Channel, the Military History Channel, and the History Channel International show similar programming, they tend to show more programs about other time periods and cultures (ancient, Roman, Medieval, eastern, and other forms of warfare). The Military Channel has a more contemporary subject matter than those competitors – although it occasionally presents historical programming as well.

The Military Channel is a sponsor of the USO and frequently runs commercials for that organization. In 2005, the channels' first live programming was aired from Philadelphia at the site of the Army–Navy college football game, two hours before kickoff. FOX broadcaster Chris Myers hosted from a set outside Lincoln Financial Field.

Actor Dennis Haysbert provides voiceover work for Military Channel promos. Beginning in mid-August 2010, ads for the channel stopped referring to it as "The Military Channel" in favor of plain "Military Channel".

The original, unrelated start-up cable TV network, which also used the name The Military Channel, went dark in 1999 and later went bankrupt. Themed to the heroes, history, and hardware of the international military scene, the Louisville, Kentucky-based channel experienced difficulty raising capital, despite early success. Discovery filed their trademark application for the name "Military Channel" in 2002 after it was abandoned.

Programming

Among the programs available on this channel are:

At Sea Battle of the Atlantic            Battleplan Clash of Wings Combat Zone Commanders at War Escape to the Legion Firepower The First World War Futureweapons G.I. Factory Great Planes The Greatest Ever

Heroes of World War II Hitler's Bodyguard Mission Demolition Modern Sniper Navy SEALs: Untold Stories Normandy: The Great Crusade Officer and a Movie Quest for Sunken Warships            Secrets of World War II Showdown: Air Combat Special Ops Mission Tank Overhaul Top Sniper

Toughest Military Jobs Top Ten 20th Century Battlefields Ultimate Weapons Weapon Masters Weaponology Weaponizers Weapons Races Weapons of World War II Wings of the Luftwaffe World at War World's Deadliest Aircraft World War II in Colour

In addition, the channel also presents feature films with a military theme, as well as individual episode of other shows – such as Belly of the Beast, Build It Bigger, Extreme Machines, Timewatch and Unsolved History – which have military-related content. These are often shows produced for other Discovery Communications-owned channels.

References

Notes

1. ^ December 2004 reuters.com article

External links

• Official Website